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Hong Sang-Soo Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Composer, Editor, Cinematographer, Sound department

Awards

  • 1996Blue Dragon Award-Best New Director: winner
  • 1996Blue Dragon Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1996Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best New Director: winner
  • 1996Dragons and Tigers Award-: winner
  • 1997APFF Award-Best New Director: winner
  • 1997Tiger Award-: winner
  • 1998Blue Dragon Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1998Blue Dragon Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1998Blue Dragon Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1998Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
  • 1998Netpac Award-: winner
  • 1999Grand Bell Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1999Burning Vision Award-: winner
  • 1999Silver Screen Award-Best Asian Feature Film: nominated
  • 1999Young Cinema Award-: nominated
  • 1999Special Mention-Asian Feature Film: winner
  • 2000APFF Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2000Blue Dragon Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2000Blue Dragon Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2000Busan Film Critics Association Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2000Busan Film Critics Association Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2000Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
  • 2000Tokyo Grand Prix-: nominated
  • 2000Asian Film Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2000Special Jury Prize-: winner
  • 2001Grand Bell Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2001Grand Bell Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2001Silver Screen Award-Best Asian Feature Film: nominated
  • 2002APFF Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2002Blue Dragon Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2003FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 2004Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2005Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2005Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2005Cine21 Movie Award-Best Director of the Year: winner
  • 2006Director's Cut Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2006Tokyo Grand Prix-: nominated
  • 2007Asian Film Award-Best Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2007Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2007Best Film-International Competition: nominated
  • 2007Best Director-: winner
  • 2008Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2008Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 2008Buil Film Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2008Busan Film Critics Association Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2008Golden Alhambra-: nominated
  • 2008Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2008Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2009C.I.C.A.E. Award-: nominated
  • 2009SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
  • 2009Asian Film Award-: nominated
  • 2010Asian Film Award-Best Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2010Buil Film Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2010Busan Film Critics Association Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2010Un Certain Regard Award-: winner
  • 2010Cine21 Movie Award-Best Director of the Year: winner
  • 2010Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2011Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
  • 2011Cine21 Movie Award-Best Director of the Year: winner
  • 2011Return of the Tiger Award-: winner
  • 2012Buil Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Buil Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Buil Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Buil Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2012Grand Prix-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Silver Mirror Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2013Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 2013Busan Film Critics Association Award-Special Jury Prize: winner
  • 2013Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2013Best Director-: winner
  • 2013Golden Leopard-: nominated
  • 2013Golden Montgolfiere-: nominated
  • 2013Grand Prix-: nominated
  • 2013New Visions Award-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2014Black Pearl Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2014Baek Sang Film-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014Young Adults Jury Award-: nominated
  • 2014Audience Award-: nominated
  • 2014Buil Film Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014Top 10 Film Award-: nominated
  • 2014Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014ICP Award-Best Undistributed Film: winner
  • 2014Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2014Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014Golden Montgolfiere-: winner
  • 2014Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2015Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2015Panorama Section Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2015Baek Sang Film-Best Director: nominated
  • 2015Busan Film Critics Association Award-Grand Prize: winner
  • 2015Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: winner
  • 2015Critics Award-: nominated
  • 2015Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2015Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2015Golden Leopard-: winner
  • 2015Wildflower Film Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2016Official Section Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2016Chunsa Film Art Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2016FKFF Award-Best Film - Special Mention: winner
  • 2016Critics Award-: nominated
  • 2016Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated
  • 2016Silver Seashell-Best Director: winner
  • 2016Wildflower Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2017Audience Award-World Cinema: nominated
  • 2017Audience Award-World Cinema: nominated
  • 2017Baek Sang Film-Best Director: nominated
  • 2017Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Buil Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2017Buil Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Busan Film Critics Association Award-Grand Prize: winner
  • 2017Busan Film Critics Association Award-Grand Prize: winner
  • 2017Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2017Chunsa Film Art Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2017Cine21 Movie Award-Best Director of the Year: winner
  • 2017Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017The Wilf Family Foundation Award-Best International Film: winner
  • 2017Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Special Jury Prize-World Fiction Award: winner
  • 2017World Fiction Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017ARRI/OSRAM Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2017Zabaltegi Section-Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize: nominated
  • 2018Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
  • 2018Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2018Asian Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018C.I.C.A.E. Award-Forum: nominated
  • 2018Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018Gemas Award-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
  • 2018Chunsa Film Art Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2018Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: winner
  • 2018Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 2018Critics Award-: nominated
  • 2018Silvestre Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2018Netpac Award-: nominated
  • 2018Golden Leopard-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018Junior Jury Award-International Competition: nominated
  • 2018People's Choice Award-Best of Fest - Best Film: nominated
  • 2018Wildflower Film Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018Wildflower Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Ten Best Films of the Year: winner
  • 2019Wildflower Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2020Silver Berlin Bear-Best Director: winner
  • 2020Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2020Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2020FIPRESCI Award-: winner
  • 2020People's Choice Award-Gala-Best Film: nominated
  • 2020Audience Choice Grand Prix-: nominated
  • 2020Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize-: nominated
  • 2020Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2021Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2021Silver Berlin Bear-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2021Albar-Best Film: nominated
  • 2021Albar-Best Film: nominated
  • 2021Albar-Special Jury Award: winner
  • 2021Huading Award-Best Global Director for a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2022Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2022Silver Berlin Bear-Grand Jury Prize: winner
  • 2022Buil Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2022Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2022Chunsa Film Art Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2022Director's Cut Award - Film-Best Independent Film Director: nominated
  • 2022Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll-Best Film: nominated
  • 2022Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll-Best Film: nominated
  • 2022Albar-Best Film: nominated
  • 2022Grand Bell Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2022Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated
  • 2023Encounters Award-: nominated
  • 2023SACD Award-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
  • 2023Golden Star-Feature Narrative Competition: winner
  • 2023Albar-Best Film: nominated
  • 2023Albar-Best Film: nominated
  • 2023Golden Alexander->>Film Forward Competition: nominated
  • 2024Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2024Silver Berlin Bear-Grand Jury Prize: winner
  • 2024Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2024Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2024Albar-Best Film: winner
  • 2024Silvestre Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2024Award for International Cinema-The Nechama Rivilin Award for Best International Film: nominated
  • 2024Golden Leopard-Best Film: nominated
  • 2025Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2025Albar-Best Film: nominated
  • 2025Grand-Prix-Best Feature Film: winner